Umbrella-holder.



No. 784,501. PATENTED MAR. 7, 1905.

G. A. ROBINSON.

UMBRELLA HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1904' 916,101 JZ. J/iulclm Q 020 UNITED STATES Patented March 7, 1905.

GLENN A. ROBINSON, OF GENESEO, ILLINOIS.

UMBRELLA-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,501, dated March '7, 1905,

Application filed February 25,1904. Serial No. 196,273. v

To {LZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GLENN A. RoBINsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Geneseo, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrella-l lolders; and Modeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in umbrella-holders.

The object of the invention is to provide a holder for umbrellas in which the same may be supported by the tip with the handle end down, thereby permitting the water to drain off from the outer edges of the cover in the propermanner, thus enabling the same to dry more quickly and preventing the accumulation of water in the thick folds of the cover at the tip end of the umbrella, which causes said parts to rot and soon wear out.

A further object is to providea convenient holder or rack for keeping umbrellas when not in use, the position in which the same are supported by the holder causing the folds of the cover and the ribs to drop together in close compact form, thereby taking up less room than when stood on end handle upward.

ith these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view showing the manner in which the umbrella is engaged with the holding device. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the arrangement of the parts when supporting the umbrella. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the device.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l denotesa block or bracket having laterally-projecting apertured lugs 2, through which are passed screws 3, whereby the bracket may be secured to a wall or other support. In the outer portion of the bracket is formed an open slot or recess 4:, in the inner end of which is secured a block of rubber or other flexible material forming a fixed jaw 5, the outer face of which is prefm'ably serrated, and the lower portion of said face is beveled or inclined rearwardly, as shown at 6. The lower edges of the walls of the slot or recess a are also beveled or flared outwardly,as shown at 7 in Fig. 4:.

In the outer portion of the recess 4 is arranged a block of rubber or other elastic material formingajaw 8, which is pivotally mounted on a cross bar or shaft 9, secured to the outer edge of the bracket. A bearing-sleeve 10 is arranged in the rubber block or jaw 8, through which the bar or shaft 9 is inserted. The outer end of the jaw 8 projects beyond the pivotal connection of the jaw to permit the inner end of the same to be raised to release the umbrella, as will be understood. The inner end of the block 8 is beveled on its lower side, as shown at 12. This beveled construction of the lower inner edges of the blocks 5 and 8 and the walls of the recess 4 forms a flaring opening into which the end of the umbrella is readily projected and which will guide the tip of the same upwardly between the edge of jaw 8 and the face of the jaw 55.

In order that the inner end jaw 8 may be normally forced downwardly or toward the face of the jaw 5, a spring 13 is provided, one end of which is secured in the bracket 1 and the opposite end is adapted to bear on the jaw 8 between the pivotal point of the same and its inner end.

To engage the umbrella with the holder, all that is necessary is to push the tip of the same upwardly beneath the bracket, which will force the inner end of the jaw Supwardly and allow the tip to pass through. 1 As soon as the umbrella is released from the hand the weight of the same will draw the end of the jaw downwardly and cause the same to bind tightly against the tip and force the same into engagement with the face of jaw 5, thereby securely holding the same and supporting the umbrella. To release the tip, it simply is necessary to press downwardly upon the outer end or extension of the jaw 8, which will raise the inner end and allow the umbrella to drop,

when it may be caught and removed from the bracket.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 7 An umbrella-holding device comprising a bracket having a laterally-extending vertical slot open at its outer end, an elastic fixed jaw bearing against the vertical side forming the inner end of the slot, an elastic pivoted jaw in the slot disposed in substantially the same horizontal plane with the inner jaw and the outer end of which projects beyond the outer side of the bracket, said pivoted jaw when its inner end is depressed serving to press the fixed jaw squarely against the vertical inner side of the slot, the said jaws having their. inner opposing portions downwardly and outwardly beveled to facilitate the insertion of an umbrella-tip between them by an upward movement of the umbrella, and a spring to normally depress the inner end of the pivoted jaw, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GLENN A. ROBINSON.

\Vitnesses:

H. A. REHERD, V. R. REHERD. 

